Elder synonyms
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more mature
An elderly person, esp. one who is retired
The definition of a veteran is a person who has served in the military or a person who has obtained a lot of experience in a particular field.
Having reached the age of:
The definition of elderly is someone who is old.
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A person who lived in ancient times.
older-adult
Old person
(Colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.
ancestor (related)
Any person from whom one is descended, esp. one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear
A superior person or thing
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Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.]
older (related)
Between middle age and extreme old age
oldster (related)
(Informal) A person who is no longer young or middle aged; old or elderly person
A woman who dominates a group or an activity.
The male head of a tribal line or family.
(Informal) An elderly person, specif. one who is 65 or older and retired
A person with considerable tenure or experience in a given place or activity; a veteran.
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youth (related)
Of greater age than another
priest (related)
elders (related)
pastor (related)
father (related)
clergyman (related)
ephesian (related)
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overseer (related)
brethren (related)
son (related)
Old Mr. ____
One's girlfriend or mistress, often, specif., when one lives with her
one of the old folks
Old person
one of the older generation
Old person
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sexagenarian
A sexagenarian person
A septuagenarian person
An octogenarian person
nonagenarian
A nonagenarian person
An extremely old or long-lived man.
Granny is defined as a term for a grandmother, or the mother of your mother or father.
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(Colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.
tribal head
A superior
A person holding a high, dignified position or office
The definition of a senator is a member of a senate, which is a group of people with power in the government.
A person in charge of a group of children at a camp
church dignitary
A superior
Any elderly retired statesman who continues to be consulted unofficially on governmental matters
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The senior member of a body or group:
A woman who gives birth to a child.
anile
The definition of antiquated is something that is out of date, old or no longer useful.
Showing the marked deterioration often accompanying old age, esp. mental impairment characterized by confusion, memory loss, etc.
anility
The condition of being anile.
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The definition of antiquity refers to the state of being old.
A rounded compact mass, as of leaves or buds:
(Law) The right of the eldest child, especially the eldest son, to inherit the entire estate of one or both parents.
(Gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
(Uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
The definition of a shrub is a small woody plant with multiple permanent stems that are usually a little smaller than a tree.
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A plant or shrub resembling a tree in form or size.
last-born (antonym)
(Figuratively) Younger than anyone else in a group.
youngster (antonym)
A child
junior (antonym)
A younger person.
minor (antonym)
A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.
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(Informal) A person of higher rank or position
over (related)
(Cricket) The set number of balls bowled during a single turn at one end of the wicket
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
elderberry bush
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
primogenitary
One who has retired from active working life.
One who is at least 100 years old. One who is past his or her tenth decade.
little old lady
Old person
(Slang) A supervisor; a boss.
Find another word for elder. In this page you can discover 82 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for elder, like: more mature, senior citizen, veteran, doyenne, graybeard, aged, elderly, ancient, ranking, older-adult and presbyter.